Monday, September 28, 2026

Good Morning: Here's The Pulse for Monday, Sep 28


Radio Broadcasting

More Listeners, Platforms: Total daily audio time is high and stable. Adults 18+ spend about 3 hours 54 minutes a day with audio. People 13–34 lead every age group at 4 hours 30 minutes; 35–54 spend 4:03; 55+ spend 3:17. Younger Americans are not leaving audio. MORE

Mixed Numbers: Generation Z and Generation Alpha rarely tune in to FM radio and may barely know AM radio exists, according to a Ring study, a finding that fuels a long-running industry argument over whether traditional broadcast radio is fading among the young. MORE

Boston Radio: What Ever Happened to Matty in the Morning? Matty Siegel is back in Boston. MORE


Media Industry

VMA Highlights: Madonna dominated the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards with seven wins, including Artist of the Year, after opening the show with a high-energy Confessions II medley featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX, while Taylor Swift made history by taking Video of the Year and the inaugural Artist Director Honors. MORE

PSKY Hopes For Clearance: A federal judge has not yet approved the deal and could still demand changes or send the parties back to the negotiating table. MORE

Priorities Emerge: form feed, and AI-assisted clipping as it tries to lift engagement and ad revenue ahead of its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. MORE 


U-S News

News Nat'l Threat: Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that what the Trump administration views as “one-sided” or false reporting is a national security threat serious enough to bar journalists from the White House and Air Force One. MORE

Trump's Wrath:  President Donald Trump told an MS NOW reporter to “be quiet” on Saturday and again branded CNN and MS NOW “fake news,” a day after the White House barred CNN from Air Force One pool coverage of his trip to Tennessee. MORE 

You're Paying: Just weeks before the Mid-Terms, the White House aired a new taxpayer-funded television ad during Sunday NFL games featuring President Donald Trump. MORE

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